# Hail to the King – Avenged Sevenfold: piano chords

Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold uses 9 chords in Bb minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: C# D# F F# G# A# B C# D# F F# D# F F# D# F F# D# F F# C# F# F C# D# F# C# F# F C# D# F# C# F# F C# D# F# C# D# F# F C# D# F# C# D# F# F C# G# B G# B F G# B G# B F A# C# A# C# G# A# C# A# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D E F# F C# D# F F# G# B G# B F G# B G# B F A# C# A# C# G# A# C# A# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D E F# F C# D# F F# D# C# A# D# G# F F# F A# D# A# G# D# G# D# A# D# A# F# F D# A# G# D# A# D# F F# D# F F# D# F F# D# F F# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D E D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# D E F# F C# D# F F#

## Questions

### Which chords does Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold in?

The chords fit Bb minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Hail to the King to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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